Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06
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where memory Iurnsth svsF,
That lives In beauty unforRot.
The years and miles mey sever.
soue grassy slops. some daisies dell,
Or aiigsry, dimpliuR ffvsFs
Eonss shaded path o. woodland feb
where Budding lssnsfs qaiyeF.
Ons psFfsst dag, when life vas fair
And earth vas crowned With glory,
when aE'sy mufmeF Of tbs alF
Heemed whispering love'a story.
Ana 1, 10 looking bach, recall
One recollection tender,
Whsn life contained IN biessinRs ell
That made IL bright wsth apiendor.
A golden day. q auncFownsd bill.
A quiet oil unbsoksn,
Save By the words THAI seemed to Ill
Lifefs cup e. they we're spoken;
II darkness aad destruction came
To ev'Fy hops ve cherished,
Aao IL . sudden. fatal lame.
Life's dearest soisee persisted.
Stu msm'Fy hsids that day 50 dear,
Il brightness throaah the ahsdow,
And eompensates for doubt and fear,
For paffinG snd Tor sorrow.
Thes hand - hand ~ may got roam,
HE paahs 10 planned soRsthsFi
The distant far may be Try somes
From bill and Budding heather.
That dsy mnst Iinaer Ger Shy heart,
As mins recalls tts beAatY.
And esal iia glamour, tho apsrt,
Ger paths q hopeless anty.
%. may q brighten Ger tby aifes
A. itia mfne own iiluEinInR.
Ard hring thee shFo' the daily strife,
A ncent Of flowers blooming.
Not all IN vain life can be
That holds 70 . ees story.
TIE grassy bill, the dasAied isas
One perfect dag Of glory.
Nay Spencer.
The fsaia1e Of last week vas the
eoasliBa. The snow, which has been
% Ioneed fos By young and old, and
vhish many dsspAirsd Of seeing, oame
AZ Iass, and with The hEss fakes sleds
BEGAN 10 pesp ous Of their hiding places
and Immense ''bobsn 10 STALK forth into
Ne light Of day. Tbs beautiful moon
light evenings have been heartily en-
ioyed By the coasters, aad from early IN
the evening until almost midnight
Cherry street and Front street have
been scenes Of tbe peculiar exeisemeni
and pleasure which only eosssinG
affords. The week was not devoted
entirely 10 cossiine, h0wevsf, ~ ths
following record sf events will show;
zHn AnBsrT oPxRA COMPANY.
The event OF the coming week viii b,
the Viait 10 Seattle Of the famous Amer
lean prima donna. Miss Emms Abbot
aud her grand Enelish opera company
On friday evening will be pgtssntsC
yardl's grand opera I'll fgoeatoFe, IL
which Miss Abbott will app9aF a
IssonorA, Que Of her greatest impersan
asi0na. Miss Lizzie AnaAndals ell ap
pear In the rolsof the Gspsy sAguoena.
MonteRriifa, Pru@tle. Br0aeriek and th'
entire company will assist Ia makins
this memorable pFodue.ion. ca s 4
urday evening aonnod's immertsl ageJI
ssFaust," will be presented With Emm
Abbott In her ideal representation o
"MaFeuefita," vito the bandsomi
Spanish tenor. Mishsiena. - ''faust."
That the people Of Seattle will CIV
Miss Abbott aud her company roys
reception is certain. lace she m
nouncement that the famous AmerioAi
aoneatFeas IL 10 visit COR city Vas m ,ds
talk Of the epers" has suppianted al
alss, aud the 0psra House viii doubt
lees b. areWded on both evenings
for enthusiastic and brilliant audi
snees are the iuvAfiabis order .
The day, where Emma Abbott IL an
bounced 20 appear. No pFtma donn
ever bfoasht 0at IN America has me
With che unqualified success that ha
attended her daFiBg her seven years d
The operate Geld, aud no pfima DOM
has pgovun herself 20 fully deaeFvinI
and appFaciatsve. She haa risen freu
she ranks u poverty and ebsoa ity, en-
doset With natnre's best gifts IN pos
sosslnR q sweet, bird like voice OF erea
range and Gsxihllity, 10 occapy prom
tnent place IN the front ranks OF %
famous prima donnAs Of The dRy, al
ewing 70 her true Womanliness. indas
try, conscientious devotion 10 daty an
professional integrity IN sever dlasr
pointing the public, has secured plao
Ia the Affections and hiRh esteem o
Americans never enieyed by amy othe
pFima donna. Her successes are ehFon
iclsd from the Atlantic 10 the Paeii
snd from the Calf 30 Montreal; ia th
latter place she l. 4 universal favcriss
Sha 10 in the very Esnith Of her elory
and Supported by q coe8pAny Of n0tabl
artists thai add more lastFe 30 the cen
Ter gem By beinG Of themselves Of gFsa
hEi.lianey.
paIvE WHIST PARrx.
HIS. J. d. LoWman gave q hishl
enjoyable drive Waist party on Fhars
day eseninR. Tue game which foFme'
she ehsef amusement ef she evening
was participated In By all present
The rEiacs uere beautiful and 40
propagate. and we're closely contested
for. ksfreshmenis we're elegantly ssrve'
daring Tie evening.
These VITO rescived invitations yer,
Ma. and Mrs.n. kelloeS. Or. and Mrs Nj
ner. Mr.. and rs.LeATy Me-. and Mao,
COED, Mr. and Mrs. HAfpes. Mr. an,
ars. strive, Mr. aud Mrs MeNiehen
MIR. and Mr. kiuinGsr. Mr.. and Mrs
BAXTER. Colepei aud Mrs Halter. M
Mrs. Bcobe. Mira kine, Gav. Aad Mrs
Ferry, ME. ard Mrs. Metealfe, Mr. All
Mrs. FuFgh, Mr.. and Mrs. WI. Prssfen
Mf. and MFs- Whittiessy, Me-, and Mrs
II. H. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. sesrFy. NF
aad Mrs. JsnRtugs. Csl ard ars Lxup
DR., snd Mira Bzslsy. Mr. and Mrs. J. y
McNARght. Mr.. ans Nra james Ne
Neu1ht, AF. sad Airs himbaii, NJ. an,
Mrs. 1esleg, Mr.. ant Mrss PamE hses
MF. sDG Mrs. Frank HAafoFa, NJ. Ans
Mrs hepktus. Nj. ana Mss. faaske
OaFt, and Mrs Hi1. Capt. Ana Mrs
DsWolfe, JeeEe aud Ms facets. AZ
and Mrs. niAekWsil. lar. ard Mrs
Churchill, Mr.. ana Mfs Rsoakss, AIRS
Alden, Mrs ] IA Prsstaa. Mrs. Cha \
Miss Holman. Miss Il Der. Miss Gsant
GavsEn0F SQgire, AMI Aessfs. keIiy
GRAFT aEd q. h. Pfostan.
GAS ErUSacS.
The graauaies - the Ilsss u ~ q
the Seattle hizh Schaal 1si4 snetF frs
Fsanian 81 gAe ne 4 res Il A. ". Fipe
on last ThuFsday, Miss Lille Fjpef.
member % he siasS. beirg ths hastsss
Amaag th0ss preeens ~ere AF& Asms
OsNetll. ~ Miss ktcky liia ans a sse
FAanis MsRss. enaa Tin, hAdt
Gaxch aad Lille Waite.
PHEASANT PAkxx,
On Friday evsnipg dsisessfui partl
was eixea 81 Mss. GeaFEa klzakeEshi,